A back-and-forth NFC East battle saw the Giants come up just short -- literally -- after a wild final few minutes. The Eagles hung on for the win, 19-17.
Giants blogger reactions after close loss
Bartolis was quick to move on from the unfortunate result to look at the bigger picture when it came to the rivalry with the Eagles:
The Giants’ title defense is off to a shaky start, as they’re 2-2 with a pair of losses to NFC East opponents.
Read Article >The Eagles beat Big Blue in thrilling fashion
It was a defensive battle early on, with both teams punting the first four times they had the ball. However, Michael Vick and company got rolling, scoring when it had to down the stretch.
As Jason Brewer of Bleeding Green Nation points out, there were some other keys to take out of the offense’s performance as well:
Read Article >Eagles vs. Giants score update: Vicks scores first
The defenses have come to play, but look for both Tom Coughlin and Andy Reid to make offensive adjustments for the second half.
Stay tuned for more updates as they develop.
Read Article >Nnamdi Asomugha leaves game with eye injury
It’s unclear whether or not Asomugha will be able to return for Philadelphia.
Read Article >Kenny Phillips sprains knee, return doubtful
The Star-Ledger-US PRESSWIRE - PresswirePhillips was stepping up to make a play on Eagles’ running back Lesean McCoy, but McCoy cut back upfield and Phillips knee twisted the wrong way as he tried to adjust to make a play:
Read Article >Will Beatty knows how to spice up a hold
Holding in the NFL takes on many different forms. Sometimes, there’s a subtle jersey grab that goes unnoticed. Other times, there are the more blatant holds, a bear hug type thing that gets a instant flag. And there there’s this one.
Read Article >Will Beatty’s facemask is freaking us all out
Sunday Night Football has gotten off to a
Whoa hey what am I looking at here? Easy there, Will Beatty. Just settle down with that facemask there. We know you loved The Dark Knight Rises but that’s no reason to wear Rob Liefeld’s approximation of what he thinks a football facemask would look like.
Read Article >NFC East rivalry game heads to SNF
Rob Carr - Getty ImagesThere are a lot of things to watch for in this game, a meaningful NFC East matchup. Here are three of the big ones to keep an eye one:
This is a big question mark for the Eagles. In Week 1, he had four interceptions. In Week 2 that was down to two interceptions and in Week 3 he had no interceptions. So ... progress? I guess so.
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